In the 19th century Australia each prisoner carried an iron chain around his neck in the open where temperatures usually ranged between 35-45 degree.

by Paul R. Spitzzeri Earlier this year, my colleague Isis Quan gave an in-depth presentation on animal farms that proliferated in greater Los Angeles in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, whil…

The burning monk was attempting to show that to fight all forms of oppression on equal terms, Buddhism too, needed to have its martyrs.

On May 6, 1937, the German airship Hindenburg burst into flames at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. Thirty-five people aboard and one person on the ground died. Ahead of Saturday’s 80th anniversary, the AP is republishing a version of its original coverage.

The Mangbetu are people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who speak Central Sudan and live in the northeastern province of Haut-Uele. In the regional language of Lingala, the language is called Kingbetu, but the Mangbetu call it Nemangbetu. It is a member of the family of languages of Central Sudan. As the saying goes,

Covent Garden Market had its beginning in 1835 when a patent was issued to hold a “public fair or mart” in the area of Richmond, Dundas and …

The images, colourised by Photo Colouriser and Model Maker Tom Marshall, featured in the magazine ‘Street Life’ in London in 1876 and 1877.

Dr. Misty Sheehan from Benzie Area Historical Museum shares about the lumbering history of Michigan, which has inspired or informed several artworks in the park…

Medford, being one of the oldest towns in the State, had many very large elms. This was also true of Malden. It was believed by some of the …

The Messerschmitt Bf 109 stands as one of the most iconic aircraft of the World War II era. It carved itself into aviation history with…